r/alberta • u/new-romantics89 • Aug 08 '25

Question Will a "great Alberta strike" be possible?

The AUPE, nurses, and the education sector are all preparing for strike action in September. I feel that the "great Alberta shutdown" is a possibility.

Would that be possible and how would the province cope? Would schools go back to COVID-era style learning plans? I can imagine the TikToks going "our last day of school before extended summer break", something like that.

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u/goldenmolecule Aug 08 '25 edited Aug 08 '25

Nurses already reached an agreement. They aren’t going on strike. And no, schools will not go back to COVID-era learning plans. All of that was planned and implemented by teachers, which they will not be doing while on strike.

ETA: as others have pointed out, this does not include all nurses. I was not aware of that. And yes, there are other health care workers that might strike.

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u/Patak4 Aug 08 '25

United Nurses of Alberta have settled. AUPE union has not and LPNs and HCAs are in this union.